Using Database Explorer, requires running server in order to connect using Teiid JDBC driver

When using Database Developer, created a new datasource (added Teiid JDBC driver from the file system) to connect to a EAP server running Teiid. I would have expected the connection to Teiid to operate as any other jdbc driver and other SQL tools, but in order to connect, I was required to setup a server in JBDS and start it. Which shouldn't be needed in order to make a jdbc connection to an external database.